Abstract This paper explores the game theory in international politics by analyzing a diplomatic mind game between the president of the United States, George W. Bush and the leader of Taiwan, Chen Shui-Bian. The paper demonstrates how the result from solving the game coincides with the final outcome of the situation The author also discusses, in depth, some of the external factors that affect the payoff for both sides. The paper uses online sources only.
Outline:
The Broad Picture
The Background and History
The Game Tree
Analysis
References
From the Paper "The period between 1979 and 2000 is rather uneventful with only occasional tension between China and the US. China, US and Taiwan are fairly comfortable with the status quo - although the then leader of Taiwan, Lee, made several radical speeches that irritated China. Taiwan acted largely according to the will of the US and kept the US fairly happy regarding the situation. However, things went for a sharp turn after 2000 when the current leader, Chen, was elected for the leadership role in Taiwan and largely disregarded the feeling of the US. There were some instances that angered Washington like Chen's holding a referendum during Taiwan's 2004 "Presidential" election, an act that provoked China; Chen ignored protests from Washington. Chen also broke his own pledge and dismantled a symbolic government agency in charge of reunification with mainland China. After a series of events, even Bush - who has given Taiwan an unprecedented level of military and diplomatic support since 2001, cannot stand Chen and decides to punish him a little when Chen is conducting his "transit diplomacy" en route to Paraguay in 2006. "
Abstract The paper focuses mainly on the current developments of the conflict from the perspectives of the four major actors. There is analysis of public opinion in each country and how this may affect their future policy toward the straits conflict. The conclusion provides speculation as to how the conflict may end in the future.
From the Paper "With the retreat of Chiang Kai-Shek's KMT nationalist forces to the island of Taiwan in 1949, many thought it was inevitable that the PRC would cross the straits and unify the island with the mainland government. Even the KMT's staunchest defender, the United States, had written off Taiwan and the nationalist movement as a desperate long shot against the larger communist forces. However, the island of Taiwan retained its de-facto independence despite constant threats from the mainland and the loss of formal diplomatic ties with most major nations. The situation in the straits of Taiwan remains sensitive as elections in Taiwan, increased trading, and the emergence of China as a regional power further complicate matters."
Abstract This paper explains that there is an extensive literature collection from an early Chinese period about homosexual love in private affairs. The author cites writers Li Yu, Shen Defu, Bian er chai and other sources, whose works describe many details of the lives of homosexual couples and relate that homosexuality was held in high fashion. The paper reports that the word for a homosexual, translated form the Chinese, is "favorite"; some other words, which became known for homosexual love were "male wind" and "linked jade disks".
From the Paper "The ideal of the ration self, during the late Ming dynasty, was
attempting to know the qing, or sentiment and yu, or sexual desire in the Neo-Confucian concept; and qing was not accepted as an authentic form of self-expression important to life and moral. In literature, qing was intentionally hidden by sentiment from corrupting sexuality. Intermingling the qing and yu interpretively assigned morality to the allegedly pornographic text of the late Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty and transferred desire into the bodies of the text and into the readers themselves, as some scholars have written. It is interesting to note that these supposedly pornographic texts were filled with sentiment as they were with sexual context."
Abstract The paper discusses how, in the Taiwan-based Kuomintang Political Party (KMT), the leadership nurtured economic growth and land reform that improved the standard of living for the majority of Taiwan's population. The paper proposes that the Kuomintang's suppressive nature and implementation of martial law provoked strong criticism that solidified Taiwanese identity and separation from China. The paper concludes with a discussion on Taiwan's reunification with China.
From the Paper "Furthermore to the problem of disrupted trade flows, as it must be acknowledged, Taiwan has managed to establish itself as the third largest producer of information technology products in the entire world, and this particular single industry has become the largest foreign currency generator and earner for Taiwan. This is not something, however, that is not fraught with innate risks, as demonstrated by the losses suffered by the country after the devastating earthquake recently, brought on by Taiwan's dependence on the IT industry for its blooming economy; there were just a few days of power blackouts following the earthquake, and this resulted in the complete disruption of chip manufacturing operations in the country, and this in turn meant that the prices of these components increased sky high within the next few months, all over the world."
